No to Joliet DesPlaines Valley Airport Authority election
An upcoming Saturday election in Joliet and surrounding townships asks voters to approve a Joliet Des Plaines Valley Airport Authority. The editorial urges a "No" vote citing a proposed 7.5 cent tax levy, bond powers, and concerns about secrecy and governance. Strong entities: Joliet Association of Commerce, Will County Civic Committee, Joliet Municipal airport, Chicago.
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Joliet
Troy
Lockport
Plainfield
Jackson
Channahon
New Lenox
Joliet-DesPlaines Valley
Ore
Will County
Chicago
Midway
O'Hare
Joliet Association of Commerce
Woman pawned ring then robbed Joliet woman
A Joliet resident allegedly robbed of about 75 dollars was found on a sidewalk with a torn purse. Police arrested Mrs. Jean Riehl of 914 Haldeman for disorderly conduct after locating a pawn ticket dated today showing she received 75 dollars for pawning a ring, though no cash was found.
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Say
Ting
Joliet
Jean Riehl
Haldeman
W. Jefferson St
Joliet Faces Severe Downtown Traffic Crisis
Joliet suffers long standing traffic congestion hurting thousands of motorists and retail sales. City officials including Traffic Engineer Joseph Wozniak and Parking Commission headwork on solutions such as multi level garages and revised one way streets are discussed alongside off street parking statistics and calls to remove parking from loop routes.
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Joliet
Althe
Orville Belfield
Joseph Wozniak
Wozniak
Capt
Belfield
Cass and
Jefferson Sts
Joliet Association of Commerce
Traffic engineer bans parking on two streets during rush hours
City Traffic Engineer Joseph Wozniak announced a parking ban on the west side of Chicago Street from Mills Road to Ohio Street and on both sides of Collins Street from Cass to Cleveland during 7 to 9 am and 4 to 6 pm. The aim is to add an extra lane to ease rush hour congestion and improve flow.
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Chicago Street
Mills Road
Ohio Street
Collins Street
Cass
Cleveland
Joseph Wozniak
Chicago
Collins Streets
Record number apply for vacant Joliet Grade inspector post
Thirteen candidates including 12 men and one woman seek the west side inspector post on Joliet Grade school board after the vacancy by Raymond Fahr’s resignation. Interviews to begin soon. board terms run to April 1961 with expansion plans and remodeling progress cited by Dr. John English.
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West Side
Joliet
Arthur Nelson
W. Marion
William M. Glad
Winthrop
Pure Oil Co
William T. Cockbill
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Edward F. Washburn
E. J. & E. Railroad
Raymond Fahr
Avalon
Fahr
John English
English
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Werner C. Larson
Buell
John T. Conroy
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Argonne National Laboratory
J. W. Rajala
Dellmar
Norman A. Macdonald Jr
West Acre Rd
S. N. Nielsen Co
Thomas Feehan
W. Bevan Jr
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